The Gestalt principle of similarity was at work in which of the following?

Question

a) At the playground, Edna saw many children at play. She perceived them as three groups according to their location: one group of children were near and on the slides, one was by the swings, and a third was by the sandbox.
b) Frank the lifeguard was watching a group of 7-year-old boy and girl campers swim in the lake. Because all the girls wore white bathing caps, Frank perceived them all as one group, even though they were not in the same place.
c) Even though there were 24 dominos laid down on the table end-to-end, Gregory perceived them to be one group because they appeared to represent an uninterrupted series.
d) In spite of the fact that the car parked in front was obstructing part of the house, Irena still perceived the whole shape of the house, just as though the car were not there.
e) Jared looked up and saw six birds flying above in the sky. He perceived them as two distinct groups because three birds were moving in one direction and three birds were moving together in another direction.

Answer 1

b) Frank the lifeguard was watching a group of 7-year-old boy and girl campers swim in the lake. Because all the girls wore white bathing caps, Frank perceived them all as one group, even though they were not in the same place.